THE FIRST SIGNED HIROTOSHI, THE SECOND WITH SIGNATURE TOSHINAGA, THE THIRD WITH SIGNATURE YASUCHIKA, 19TH CENTURY
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THREE IRON TSUBA
The first signed Hirotoshi, the second with signature Toshinaga, the third with signature Yasuchika, 19th Century
An irregularly shaped hammered iron, decorated with a plum tree and bamboo, signed Hirotoshi and kao, the reverse Ichijo sai, 6.9cm.; an oval iron tsuchime-ji tsuba decorated with cedar trees in copper takazogan and gilt, square mimi, with signature Yasuchika, 6.9cm.; and another oval Nara school, depicting oni on a mokugyo, in iron and gilt takazogan, the reverse similarly decorated with an opened sutra, hammered mimi, with signature Toshinaga, 6.7cm. (3)
The first signed Hirotoshi, the second with signature Toshinaga, the third with signature Yasuchika, 19th Century
An irregularly shaped hammered iron, decorated with a plum tree and bamboo, signed Hirotoshi and kao, the reverse Ichijo sai, 6.9cm.; an oval iron tsuchime-ji tsuba decorated with cedar trees in copper takazogan and gilt, square mimi, with signature Yasuchika, 6.9cm.; and another oval Nara school, depicting oni on a mokugyo, in iron and gilt takazogan, the reverse similarly decorated with an opened sutra, hammered mimi, with signature Toshinaga, 6.7cm. (3)